Life on the Mississippi
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Published:
New York ; London : Harper & Brothers, [1917].
Physical Desc:
4 preliminary leaves, 526 pages, 1 unnumbered page : frontispiece, plates ; 21 cm, Also available in digital form on the Internet Archive Web site.
Accelerated Reader:
IL: UG - BL: 9.1 - AR Points: 24
Lexile measure:
1090L
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Description
An account of Twain's experiences as an apprentice riverboat pilot in the days of the great Mississippi steamboats.
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Format:
Book
Language:
English
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 9.1, 24 Points
Level 9.1, 24 Points
Lexile measure:
1090
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Description
An account of Twain's experiences as an apprentice riverboat pilot in the days of the great Mississippi steamboats.
Additional Physical Form
Also available in digital form on the Internet Archive Web site.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Twain, M. (1917). Life on the Mississippi. Harper & Brothers.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Twain, Mark, 1835-1910. 1917. Life On the Mississippi. Harper & Brothers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Twain, Mark, 1835-1910, Life On the Mississippi. Harper & Brothers, 1917.
MLA Citation (style guide)Twain, Mark. Life On the Mississippi. Harper & Brothers, 1917.
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505 | 0 | |a The river and its history -- The river and its explorers -- Frescoes from the past -- The boys' ambition -- I want to be a cub-pilot -- A cub-pilot's experience -- A daring deed -- Perplexing lessons -- Continued perplexities -- Completing my education -- The river rises -- Sounding -- A pilot's needs -- Rank and dignity of piloting -- The pilots' monopoly -- Racing days -- Cut-offs and stephen -- I take a few extra lessons -- Brown and i exchange compliments -- A catastrophe -- A section in my biography -- I return to my muttons -- Traveling incognito -- My incognito is exploded -- From Cairo to Hickman -- Under fire -- Some imported articles -- Uncle Mumford unloads -- A few specimen bricks -- Sketches by the way -- A thumb-print and what came of it -- The disposal of a bonanza -- Refreshments and ethics -- Tough yarns -- Vicksburg during the trouble -- The professor's yarn -- The end of the 'gold dust' -- The house beautiful -- Manufactures and miscreants -- Castles and culture -- The metropolis of the south -- Hygiene and sentiment -- The art of inhumation -- City sights -- Southern sports -- Enchantments and enchanters -- Uncle remus and mr. cable -- Sugar and postage -- Episodes in pilot life -- The 'original jacobs' -- Reminiscences -- A burning brand -- My boyhood's home -- Past and present -- A vendetta and other things -- A question of law -- An archangel -- On the upper river -- Legends and scenery -- Speculations and conclusions -- Appendix. | |
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